Hello friends! I very rarely have ever posted here (only once, if I recall), but I wanted to share that I have not self harmed in almost an entire year. I wanted to share this because it’s a lot of people on here that I know are going through this, and that don’t feel like they’ll ever be free from it. A year ago, I was completely convinced of the idea that I would be a cutter forever, likely until I’d accidentally commit the sue side by cutting too deep and too many times. And I thought I was fine with that. I don’t know if it was the new medication cocktail I’d gotten, or just the goal that I’d made for myself that was helping more. It doesn’t matter. What has helped me most from relapsing in-the-moment is a few different things

1. Grounding. I’m a huge fan of the 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, etc technique.
2. Ice. At first I would hold ice in my hands, and while it would be painful, wouldn’t actually be where I wanted to feel the pain. So I would just rub the ice on those specific areas until I was done.
3. DISTRACTION

But just also remember, just take things one day at a time. :)